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Ark 2 (Limited Edition)

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Flaming Youth (the name for this band came from some source I know not what!) may have become most noteworthy as being a very early band containing Phil Collins as a member. But this is nice swirling space rock with floating melodies along the lines of "Intergalactic Touring Band" or Manfred Mann's "Solar Fire" so, if you like that type of thing, you will clearly find much to enjoy here. It was thought highly enough of in the UK to release in a deluxe gatefold LP package with a tissue stained glass window. So someone must have had high hopes. Grab it when you can at reasonable prices, it can get pretty expensive when the available copies get soaked up by collectors.
Oh, one more thought, seek out the version with 11 tracks. The two extra songs are from the 45 rpm "Man Woman and Child" and its original B-side, which did not appear on the LP.

Here's the correct track listing for the album:

1. Guide Me, Orion
2. Earthglow
3. Weightlessness (instrumental)
4. The Planets
A. Mars - Bringer Of War
B. Venus - Bringer Of Peace
C. Mercury - The Winged Messenger
D. Jupiter - Bringer Of Jollity
E. Saturn - Bringer Of Old Age
F. Uranus - The Magician
G. Neptune - The Mystic
5. Changes
6. Pulsar
7. Spacechild
8. In The Light Of Love
9. From Now On (Immortal Invisible)
Bonus Tracks
10. Man, Woman And Child
11. Drifting

Flaming Youth's only album is great its own right. Too bad they didn't record more. We know about Phil Collins but whatever happened to Brian Chatton, Ronnie Caryl and Gordon Smith?

All songs are unique and don't sound dated. Rockers like 'Changes', 'In the Light of Love' and 'Pulsar' are instantly memorable. 'From Now On' wouldn't sound out of place at church ceremony.

flaming youth es solamente reconocido en la historia por una sola cosa,fue el primer grupo en que estuvo phill collins.su unica produccion es esta ark2 de 1969 finalmente disponible en cd.que les puedo decir:solo para fanaticos obsesionados con tener todo lo que tenga que ver con genesis en su coleccion,si ese no eres tu no compres este cd.la musica esta estructurada en formatos largos pero simples armonicamente .phill toca la bateria y tambien canta.solo es bueno tenerlo como documento historico ya que es el debut de collins,pero si quieren escuchar lo real y valioso de verdad van a tener que buscar en el segundo disco en que aparecio collins en toda su carrera ;nursery crime de genesis.